Haryaoo Kalanਹਰਯਊ ਕਲਾਂ

Where is Haryaoo Kalan?

Haryaoo Kalan is a village of Patran tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Patran, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Patran community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036253, and it covers 706 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,652 people in Haryaoo Kalan: 892 men and 760 women, living in 315 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 706 hectares, the population density works out to about 234 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 852 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 182, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 516 people, about 31 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 51.5 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 54.99 per cent and women at 47.53 per cent. The census recorded 517 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 502 main workers, the largest group, 256, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 199 agricultural labourers and 40 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 15 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Haryaoo Kalan's land. Of the village's 706 hectares, 630 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 624 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (624 hectares). About 76 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 260 cultivators and 207 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. Education in the village runs through one government primary school and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Haryaoo Kalan is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Patran, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Patran, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Sailwala, Kalar Bhaini, Khanewal and Bhutgarh.

What is the population of Haryaoo Kalan?

The population of Haryaoo Kalan was 1,652 at the 2011 census, living in 315 households in Patran tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Haryaoo Kalan have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Haryaoo Kalan has government schools from primary to middle school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.